GlenIrving

9am clubrooms, 9:30 at bridge to confirm

Will come out but will need to bail as need to be back for around 12ish

I friend of mine was the consultant who looked over this chap I think as he told me about it, I have mentioned to the bunch every time When crossing the bridge. The majority of these are patched up with visible small squares of tarmac however there are a few still there which may be new ones....please be aware are this look like small tarmac mushroom tops about 15cm in diameter and about 3inches high. Very dangerous!!

I friend of mine was the consultant who looked over this chap I think as he told me about it, I have mentioned to the bunch every time When crossing the bridge. The majority of these are patched up with visible small squares of tarmac however there are a few still there which may be new ones....please be aware are this look like small tarmac mushroom tops about 15cm in diameter and about 3inches high. Very dangerous!!

Hunt Wheels are good and a fraction of the cost of Zipp etc. 

wow, sympathy to Colin and Gary.
Glen, If you think rim is simply worn out and you like Zuus then you might as well get another pair.
Rim brake wheels are essentially disposable items and will eventually need replaced, you certainly get good use of yours.
I'm very slowly moving all my bikes to disc brakes cos I can then buy really nice wheels and not worry about them wearing out.
I got my warning on Fairlie Moor too about 5 years ago when a worn alloy rim exploded, made me obsessively check for rim wear and bin when <1mm or wear markers gone.

My bike on the other hand !

My bike on the other hand !

My bike on the other hand !

Lovely day for an eventful ride to Largs. I think we had 4 punctures, followed by Glen’s carbon rim failing on the Fairlie Moor road. This could have been very serious but thankfully no-one was hurt. If riding carbon rims with rim brakes do check them for wear from time to time. I suppose you can’t always tell but seeing the mess of his wheel and reflecting on how serious it could have been, it is better to err on the side of caution.
This would normally have been enough to warrant calling the ride ‘eventful’ but there was another more serious event.  Colin and  Gary Dunn came down on the main road to Largs. Colin was bloodied but able to continue. Gary was not so ‘lucky’ and could not ride due to a suspected broken collar bone and had to ‘call a friend’. 
I’ll post an update on Gary when I hear anything.
Happy Easter folks!

My mate is up from Leeds, (Raymond) will be joining us he has been out with us before hope that’s ok..cheers

Great run although the wind was brutal, agree Colin we were like spelling through exceptionally well, and one the sweep, mon the quickstep 

About an hour later I felt better so went out and headed for Largs in the hope of meeting the bunch at the TOP of the Haylie but of course it had to be the bottom when we met lol 
Thought the spelling through into the wind on the way back was some of the best disciplined riding I've ever witnessed.  Also Cheers for the pint in Amaretto Alan, that's one I owe you

Epic day in the sunshine, thanks to all for the run? What an amazing country we live in when it’s weather like that 

fast boys Billy? yeah i was doing 9mph into a headwind and thought WTF...... please can i have my legs back for flanders!

126 miles in the bank for moi. Cedric must have done 20 more with all the u turns he did to go back & help us up the hills....
Great day out, weather good apart from it being blustery with hail in Cardross.
Going up the rest was a penance, into a block headwind, so Couttie tells me- I was on his wheel the whole way 
cafe in Strachur then on to Dunoon and ferry. Greg (Monsieur Tourette) and Scott headed home via Greenock and the rest of us went up The Cut. Glenn & Alex turned left at the top to leave Couttie, Cedric, Charlie and I to head home via the Haylie. That must be my slowest effort ever-gubbed.
all in all a grand day out 

8h30 at Erskine Bridge, isn’t it?
See you there  

I'll be out, 830 bridge sounds Good. 
I'll be peeling off at the ferry, wouldn't manage the Largs loop. 
 
Greg.  

Will tag along for this

Glen your off yer head